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Jill Marie Birschbach
Evanston IL US
Updated: 2023-07-28 23:56:31

STATEMENT OF WORK

I have been constructing sculptures with holes punched through in regular, mechanical intervals, like sheets of pegboard. The forms are archetypal, referencing industrial or architectural objects, with hollow interiors.

As I was working through this series I suddenly thought, what if you could see inside the sculpture and what if it was not what you expected to see?

The interior and exterior spaces I created are not safe. The framework is irregular and rickety.

The glaze adds an emotional element to the work.

The texture and colors are disconcerting, corporeal, peeling and dripping.